stoop

stoop
I [stuːp]
nome (curvature)

to have a stoop — essere curvo (in avanti)

to walk with a stoop — camminare curvo

II [stuːp]
verbo intransitivo
1) (be bent over) essere, camminare curvo
2) (lean forward) piegarsi, chinarsi

to stoop down — piegarsi, abbassarsi

3) (debase oneself)

to stoop so low as to do sth. — abbassarsi a fare qcs

III [stuːp]
nome AE (veranda) = terrazza sopraelevata, portico sopraelevato sul davanti di una casa
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[stu:p] 1. verb
1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) chinarsi, abbassarsi
2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) abbassarsi
2. noun
(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) curvatura
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[stuːp]
1. n

to have a stoop — avere la schiena curva

to walk with a stoop — camminare curvo (-a)

2. vi
1) (bend), (also: stoop down) chinarsi, curvarsi, abbassarsi, (have a stoop) essere curvo (-a)

he stooped down to pick up the letter — si è chinato per raccogliere la lettera

2) fig

to stoop to sth/doing sth — abbassarsi a qc/a fare qc

I wouldn't stoop so low! — non mi abbasserei a tanto!

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stoop (1) /stu:p/
n.
1 curvatura; inclinazione (del capo, del corpo in avanti)
2 (fig.) condiscendenza; atto di umiltà, di sottomissione
3 [u] il piombar giù; picchiata (del falco, ecc.)
to walk with a stoop, camminar curvo.
stoop (2) /stu:p/
n. (USA)
1 piccola veranda; portico (sul davanti della casa)
2 scaletta esterna (di accesso alla porta di una casa).
stoop (3) /stu:p/
stoup.
(to) stoop /stu:p/
A v. i.
1 chinarsi; curvarsi; piegarsi
2 abbassarsi (anche fig.); umiliarsi; accondiscendere, adattarsi (a qc. di spregevole, di disonesto); darsi (a): He'd never stoop to stealing (o stoop so low as to steal), non si abbasserebbe mai a rubare
3 andare a capo chino; essere (o camminare) curvo: The old man stoops a good deal, il vecchio è (o va) molto curvo
4 (di falco e fig.) gettarsi (sulla preda); piombar giù
B v. t.
chinare; curvare; piegare; tenere (il capo, ecc.) chino
● (fig.) to stoop to conquer, umiliarsi per salire in alto; piegarsi per raggiungere il proprio scopo □ to stoop down, chinarsi, abbassarsi (per raccattare qc., ecc.).
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I [stuːp]
nome (curvature)

to have a stoop — essere curvo (in avanti)

to walk with a stoop — camminare curvo

II [stuːp]
verbo intransitivo
1) (be bent over) essere, camminare curvo
2) (lean forward) piegarsi, chinarsi

to stoop down — piegarsi, abbassarsi

3) (debase oneself)

to stoop so low as to do sth. — abbassarsi a fare qcs

III [stuːp]
nome AE (veranda) = terrazza sopraelevata, portico sopraelevato sul davanti di una casa

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